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> Why aren't people going to vote themselves larger basic incomes every year? Congress has that authority over their own salaries, and they haven't abused it.
by antitrust 13y ago
> Why aren't people going to vote themselves larger basic incomes every year?
Congress has that authority over their own salaries, and they haven't abused it.
- dllthomas 13y agoMy understanding sit hat Congress has the authority over the salaries of the congress following the next election. If they abuse it too horribly, that's not going to include them.
- dllthomas 13y agoYes. Sit hat, Congress. Sit hat.
- martingordon 13y agoTechnically, they do not. The 27th Amendment (submitted for ratification 1789; adopted in 1992) states that any changes to Congressional compensation doesn't take effect until after the next general election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-seventh_Amendment_to_the...